Single mom Stories

Dee and Jane are chatting in Dee's kitchen, fresh back from an afternoon session in the gym. "You're a bloody tease," Jane said. "You know you are, and you know he follows you about." "It’s not doing him any harm, and it makes me feel good; you're just as bad. You know Dunc has your picture as his home page on his phone," Dee replied. The two women have been friends since they met in prenatal classes. Their sons were born...

The refrain of Lady Gaga’s song Teeth suddenly brought my phone to life on my nightstand with an incoming call. The screen lit up with the name of my former boss, Ms. Pouvoir. I didn’t expect her call for another twenty minutes. She was more desperate than I expected. The wide blue eyes of my petite, naked blond neighbor Brittany looked up at the sound of the interruption. “Don’t stop,” I ordered. The corners of her mouth...